Secessionist pantomime: Israel recognises Somaliland

Binoy Kampmark CounterPunch  /  January 5, 2026 For a country so upset about recognition being afforded peoples under their thumb and control, the Israelis have decided...

Egypt okays electronic alternative to Israel presence on Rafah border, as anxiety looms over...

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  January 5, 2026 Cairo said it agreed to an electronic mechanism on the Rafah crossing as opposed to the Israeli...

Israel says ban on Gaza media access should stay: court document

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  January 5, 2026 Israel tells its Supreme Court the ban on international media entering Gaza must continue, citing security risks...

The West Bank Jewish settlements Israel evacuated in 2005 are back

Majd Jawad Mondoweiss  /  January 5, 2026 “They don’t need to expel us all at once. They just make the land impossible to live on.” –...

How Israel turns winter into a weapon in Gaza

Said Alsaloul & Ohood Nassar The New Arab  /  January 5, 2026 Israel’s blockade & war in Gaza have made winter lethal, as children freeze in...

Israel has detained Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya without charges for a year – why...

James North Mondoweiss  /  January 5, 2026 One year ago, an iconic photo from Gaza went viral of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya walking through rubble in...

Palestine’s ambassador to UK hails embassy as ‘proof our identity cannot be denied’

Emine Sinmaz The Guardian  /  January 5, 2026 Husam Zomlot says inauguration of mission in London marks change of direction for Palestinian state. The Palestinian ambassador to...

Gaza: spike in flu cases threatens Palestinians amid harsh winter, dire living conditions

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  January 5, 2026 Palestinians in Gaza are more susceptible to flu this winter amid a shortage of medication, weakened immune...

Over 12,000 children forcibly displaced by Israel in West Bank, as raids, Jewish settler...

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  January 5, 2026 The number of displaced children comes as Israel carries out sweeping incursions and raids in the West...

Egypt to present Gaza technocratic committee names to Palestinian Authority

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  January 4, 2026 Egypt is expected to present the Palestinian leadership with proposed names for a technocratic committee to administer...